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21d6719e | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 "There once was a Republican party that prided itself on its commitment to the American military, loudly professing its respect for national defense….Those days are over."

https://america.substack.com/p/the-demise-of-the-gop
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ef9f2648 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @339afc2d 
John McCain was the last Republican. Say it with me.
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1c6f0b73 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @339afc2d 

And they hated Russia.

Now they love Russia more than their fellow Americans.
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Sully | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @339afc2d Hint: they never cared about the military. They’re just openly showing it now.
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e4dc3822 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @339afc2d They ended quietly when soldiers were sent repeatedly into unwinnable wars such as Vietnam under false premises, and kept being sent there because there was no way to save face. Then again, when our soldiers were sent into the ME to fight wars for oil, returning to a pile of PTSD leftover from Vietnam, and then again into Afghanistan because GOP wanted to bomb Iran/Iraq (more oil) and ignore the Saudi terror teams. Now, it’s just outright loud in government denying pay/benefits